Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Yezid SayighContent Syndicationhttps://carnegieendowment.org/rss/?fa=rss Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - All Publications https://carnegieendowment.org/rss/solr/?fa=feeds http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/174859_62935143720_1836682_n.jpg Thursday, 06 Jul 2023 04:16:27 EST Egypt Is Missing its IMF Loan Program Targets https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90134?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90134?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 06 Jul 2023 04:16:27 EST Egypt, North Africa Assessing Egypt's State Ownership Policy: Challenges and Requirements https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90134?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss In the past year, Egypt has announced several ambitious economic initiatives. The Egyptian government will have to overcome major challenges to actually implement those changes. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90134?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 08 May 2023 02:00:45 EST Egypt, North Africa Egypt's State Ownership Policy and the Military Economy: An Irreconcilable Gap? https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90134?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss The Egyptian government has announced that it will assert direct control over the country's military companies, but it may lack the capacity and commitment to follow through. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90134?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 08 May 2023 02:00:36 EST Dr. Sayigh Examines Jordan's 1970 Civil War https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90134?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Yezid Sayigh discusses how much support King Hussein had among Jordanians for the crackdown against Palestinian militants.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90134?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 28 Feb 2023 02:55:09 EST Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Palestine The War in Court and the Egyptian Economy https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90134?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Yezid Sayigh of the Carnegie Middle East Center discusses the Egyptian economy, the role of the military, and the prospects for its new deal with the IMF.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90134?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 26 Jan 2023 09:13:58 EST Egypt, North Africa, Economy, Foreign Policy To Receive an IMF Loan, Egypt Pledges to End the Unique Status of Its Military Companies https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88785?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88785?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 12 Jan 2023 05:54:39 EST Egypt, North Africa Still in Business https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88355?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss In an interview, Yezid Sayigh argues that a recent IMF loan to Egypt did little to reduce the military's role in the economy. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88355?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 09 Nov 2022 12:13:52 EST Carnegie Middle East, Civil-Military Relations in Arab States, Egypt, North Africa An Aspiration in Search of a Strategy https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/87560?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss While the United Arab Emirates is highlighting female participation in the armed forces, the reality is somewhat different. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/87560?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 26 Jul 2022 05:19:12 EST Carnegie Middle East, Civil-Military Relations in Arab States, Middle East, United Arab Emirates Global Lessons for Tunisia's Stalled Transition https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/87560?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss One year ago, Tunisian President Kais Saied's self-coup put the country's democratic transition in jeopardy. Carnegie experts examine the key aspects of Tunisia's stalled transition through a comparative lens, both with other countries' transitions and Tunisia's own sectoral changes over time.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/87560?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 21 Jul 2022 11:43:42 EST Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Tunisia Monitor, Americas, Caucasus, Central Asia, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Latin America, Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, Defense and Security, Economy Throwing Down the Gauntlet: What the IMF Can Do About Egypt's Military Companies https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/87560?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss IMF proposals and Egyptian government initiatives offer an opportunity to bring the country's powerful military-owned companies under consolidated ownership and regulatory frameworks, mitigating their adverse impacts on economic output, public finances, and private sector development. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/87560?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 07 Apr 2022 09:35:22 EST Carnegie Middle East, Civil-Military Relations in Arab States, Egypt, North Africa Dismantling the Officers' Republic https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/86443?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss For Egypt to deliver on its economic projects, the tentacles of military retirees in the state bureaucracy must be cut. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/86443?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 21 Feb 2022 03:14:29 EST Carnegie Middle East, Civil-Military Relations in Arab States, Egypt, North Africa A Road to Reform? https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/86363?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Three targeted recommendations would help transform the military economy in Egypt. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/86363?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 07 Feb 2022 03:33:11 EST Carnegie Middle East, Civil-Military Relations in Arab States, Egypt, North Africa Retain, Restructure, or Divest? Policy Options for Egypt's Military Economy https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/86363?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Egyptian military agencies and companies provide significant economic benefits, but both their achievements and their shortcomings point to the need to reconsider their business model and role in the civilian economy. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/86363?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 31 Jan 2022 11:42:02 EST Carnegie Middle East, Civil-Military Relations in Arab States, Egypt, North Africa, Economy Combatants or Capitalists? https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/86240?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss There are three major reasons why Egypt should review the large role its military plays in the economy. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/86240?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 24 Jan 2022 05:53:53 EST Carnegie Middle East, Civil-Military Relations in Arab States, Egypt, North Africa Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok Has Resigned https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/86146?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/86146?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 07 Jan 2022 03:24:49 EST Arab Spring 2.0, Carnegie Middle East, North Africa, Sudan A Road Map to Civilian Rule If Sudan's Military Putschists Retreat https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/86146?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Protesters in Sudan and external supporters of the country's democratic transition should move beyond preserving the status quo to reset the balance between the civilian and military authorities. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/86146?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 03 Nov 2021 06:29:57 EST Carnegie Middle East, Civil-Military Relations in Arab States, North Africa, Sudan, Democracy and Human Rights The Military Has Taken Power in Sudan and Dissolved Its Transitional Government https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85647?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Spot analysis from Carnegie scholars on events relating to the Middle East and North Africa. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85647?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 26 Oct 2021 02:37:09 EST Arab Spring 2.0, Carnegie Middle East, Civil-Military Relations in Arab States, North Africa, Sudan Sudan's Military Companies Go Civilian: How the Recent Divestment Agreement Can Succeed https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85647?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss An agreement transferring the Sudanese military's commercial enterprises to civilian control is a remarkable step toward democratic consolidation, but could stumble on key policy prerequisites. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85647?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 23 Apr 2021 03:36:00 EST Carnegie Middle East, Civil-Military Relations in Arab States, North Africa, Sudan Moscow's New Diplomatic Tool https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/84207?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Russia, Turkey, and Qatar have presented a trilateral initiative on Syria, but it's who is included that matters more. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/84207?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021 05:44:35 EST Middle East, Qatar, Russia, Turkey Politics of Military Authoritarianism in North Africa https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/84207?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Authoritarian military politics in North Africa will be shaped by relations between the military and the head of state, dynamics within the coercive sector, marginalization of the private sector, and the ability of state actors to leverage foreign support. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/84207?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 10:25:18 EST Carnegie Middle East, Civil-Military Relations in Arab States, Libya, North Africa, Sudan